scab
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noun \ˈskab\Definition of SCAB
1
: scabies of domestic animals
2
: a crust of hardened blood and serum over a wound
3
a : a contemptible person b (1) : a worker who refuses to join a labor union (2) : a union member who refuses to strike or returns to work before a strike has ended (3) : a worker who accepts employment or replaces a union worker during a strike (4) : one who works for less than union wages or on nonunion terms
4
: any of various bacterial or fungus diseases of plants characterized by crustaceous spots; also : one of the spots
See Origin of SCAB
Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish skabbr scab; akin to Old English sceabb scab, Latin scabere to scratch — more at shave
First Known Use: 13th century
2scab
intransitive verbscabbedscab·bing
Definition of SCAB
1
: to become covered with a scab
2
: to act as a scab
First Known Use of SCAB
1683
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